Gram panchayat · Erasama block · Jagatsinghpur
Paeda gram panchayat
Paeda is a gram panchayat (village council) in Erasama block of Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha, covering 5 villages, home to 4,775 people in 1,142 households at the 2011 census. It votes in the Balikuda-Erasama assembly constituency and the Jagatsinghpur Lok Sabha constituency.
- Villages
- 5
- Population (2011)
- 4,775
- Literacy
- 84.9%
- Area
- 9.7 km²
- LGD code
- 118112
Villages of Paeda
| Village | Households | Population | Literacy | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singarsahi | 551 | 2,302 | 87.2% | 23% | 0% |
| Paida | 336 | 1,409 | 78.0% | 8% | 0% |
| Kaithola | 100 | 481 | 89.2% | 26% | 0% |
| Alanavasa | 96 | 318 | 85.5% | 13% | 0% |
| Serapur | 59 | 265 | 93.5% | 0% | 0% |
Villages: Local Government Directory (lgdirectory.gov.in), Government of India — data dump of December 2022 via github.com/planemad/india-local-government-directory (December 2022). Figures: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level); a dash means the census figures could not be matched to the village.
People and work in Paeda
The panchayat's villages added together.
- Population
- 4,775
- 2,315 male · 2,460 female
- Households
- 1,142
- about 4.2 people each
- Literacy (age 7+)
- 84.9%
- about the same as Erasama block's villages (84.6%)
- Females per 1,000 males
- 1,063
- above Erasama block's villages (990)
- Children aged 0–6
- 440
- 9.2% of residents
- Workers
- 1,794
- 37.6% of residents
- Scheduled Castes
- 797 (16.7%)
- Scheduled Tribes
- 1 (0.0%)
What the 1,794 workers did
- Cultivators550 (30.7%)
- Agricultural labourers175 (9.8%)
- Household industry59 (3.3%)
- Other work604 (33.7%)
- Marginal workers406 (22.6%)
Marginal workers worked less than six months of the year.
Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (village level), summed over the panchayat's villages (2011).
Facilities in the villages of Paeda
How many of the 5 inhabited villages of this gram panchayat had each facility within the village itself, from the Census 2011 Village Directory. Together the 5 villages cover 10 km², 78% of it sown with crops.
Education
- Primary school4 of 5
- Middle school2 of 5
- Secondary school1 of 5
- Senior secondary school0 of 5
- Degree college0 of 5
Health
- Primary health centre0 of 5
- Health sub-centre1 of 5
- Anganwadi centre5 of 5
Water & power
- Treated tap water0 of 5
- Hand pump5 of 5
- Electricity for homes5 of 5
Roads & transport
- All-weather road4 of 5
- Public bus3 of 5
- Mobile phone coverage5 of 5
Services
- Post office or sub post office2 of 5
- Commercial bank0 of 5
- Ration (PDS) shop2 of 5
- Weekly haat1 of 5
- Primary schools
- 9
- Middle schools
- 5
- Secondary schools
- 3
- Degree colleges
- 0
- Primary health centres
- 0
- Health sub-centres
- 1
Main crops named by villages: Paddy (3).
Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook: Village and Town Directory (Odisha). The facilities were recorded for the 2011 census (reference year 2009 for most items); many places have changed since. Facilities in towns are not included.
Other gram panchayats in Erasama block
- Ambiki
- Baleipur
- Balitutha
- Bamadeipur
- Bhitarandhari
- Chatua
- Dhinkia
- Erasama
- Gada
- Gadabishunupur
- Gadaharishpur
- Gadakujanga
- Janakadeipur
- Japa
- Krushnachandrapur
- Kunjakothi
- Naradia
- Nuadihi
- Nuagaon
- Padmapur
- Pallikanta
- Pokhiriapada
- Somapur
- Ziralio
Panchayat boundaries and village lists change with notifications by the Government of Odisha; check the block office for the current position. Know something about Paeda? Share it with us.